40 craftsmen from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui were selected, and the first "Yangtze River Delta Craftsmen" was unveiled nationwide | Yangtze River Delta | Craftsmen
On June 28, 2023, the Joint Conference of Trade Unions to Promote the High Quality Integration Development of the Yangtze River Delta was held in Shanghai. At the meeting, 40 people were named as the first "Great Craftsmen of the Yangtze River Delta", and 10 craftsmen from Shanghai were selected.
Previously, under the guidance of the All China Federation of Trade Unions, the Federation of Trade Unions in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces and cities passed the "Plan for the First" Yangtze River Delta Craftsman "Tree Selection and Naming Activity" at the September 2022 Joint Conference of Trade Unions to Promote the High quality Integrated Development of the Yangtze River Delta. It was decided to select 40 trees for the first "Yangtze River Delta Craftsman" and reached a consensus to jointly carry out the "Yangtze River Delta Craftsman" Tree Selection and Naming Activity every two years.
In October 2022, the organizing committee of the tree selection activity launched the first "Yangtze River Delta Craftsman" tree selection and naming activity. The recommended candidates should be selected from the provincial and municipal level craftsmen named in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, and should have high technical level, strong leading role, and significant contributions. Those who have won provincial and ministerial level or above honors will be given priority. At the same time, we will focus on strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing such as integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, new energy and intelligent connected vehicles, the Internet of Things, aerospace, new displays, and new materials, as well as traditional advantageous industries such as electronic information, textile machinery, and petrochemicals.
According to the criteria for tree selection, the Three Provinces and One City Federation of Trade Unions organized and recommended 10 provincial and ministerial level craftsmen to participate in this tree selection activity. After qualification review, expert evaluation, and social publicity, 40 of them were finally selected as the first "Yangtze River Delta Grand Craftsmen".
In the first "Yangtze River Delta Craftsman" competition, there were 19 national model workers, 14 recipients of the National May Day Labor Medal, and 14 provincial and ministerial level model workers. 7 people had won the Chinese Skills Award and the title of National Technical Expert, and 6 people enjoyed special allowances from the State Council. 63% come from strategic emerging industries such as integrated circuits and biopharmaceuticals, as well as advanced manufacturing. 35% participate in major projects, key projects, and high-end equipment construction. 40 "Yangtze River Delta craftsmen" have a total of 361 invention patents and 471 utility model patents.